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Return, Wage Theft and Access to Justice of Nepali Migrant Workers during COVID-19

Migrant workers all over the world have faced severe economic and social impacts as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nepalis who have migrated to various countries of destination are also among ...

Impact of COVID-19 on Migrant Bhariyas In Darjeeling Town

This paper looks at the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on Nepali migrants working as porters in and around the Himalayan town of Darjeeling. It seeks to understand their coping mechanisms during ...

Impact of COVID-19 on Nepali Migrant Workers: A Case Study of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Malaysia

The study explores experiences and difficulties encountered by Nepali migrant workers n Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Migration and COVID-19 in Context: Labor Migration and the Agriculture Sector in Nepal

International labor migration is the cornerstone of household livelihoods in rural Nepal. The country receives remittances equivalent to about a quarter of its gross domestic product (GDP) annually (WB 2020). In the ...

Assessment of Outreach and Engagement with Prospective Migrants by the Agencies Recruiting Labourers for Foreign Employment

This study was conducted to identify the gaps in policies and practices of labour recruitment in Nepal and assess the outreach and engagement of major formal labour intermediaries, private recruitment agencies (PRAs) ...

A Media Analysis of Changes in International Human Trafficking Routes from Nepal

This study examined the media portrayal of different actors involved in human trafficking from Nepal to understand the reported changes in international routes of human trafficking from Nepal after 2015.

Labour Migration: Nepal in Regional and Global Processes

Migration has a significant impact on all societies in this increasingly interconnected world. It plays a crucial part in the economic and social development of both the countries of origin and destination.1 ...

वैदेशिक रोजगारी शासनको स्थानीयकरणमा चुनौती

Seasonal Poverty and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Poor populations in low-income countries are likely to suffer the worst of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. 75% of the world’s poor reside in rural agrarian areas where livelihoods fluctuate ...

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Widespread acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines is crucial for achieving sufficient immunization coverage to end the global pandemic, yet few studies have investigated COVID-19 vaccination attitudes in lower-income countries, where large-scale vaccination is ...

Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Private Recruitment Agencies in Nepal

A number of policy decisions relating to the private recruitment agencies (PRAs) have been made in Nepal, and there have been some news reports of these decisions benefiting the agencies. However, there ...

Nepali Migration to Japan and Korea: Converging Ends, Diverging Paths, and Contrasting Effects

Japan and South Korea hold the same goal of preventing unskilled foreigners from settling down while implementing different immigration policies. This paper documents the migration experiences of Nepali workers in the two ...

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Early Experience of Migration Challenges under the covid19 Pandemic

The seven countries of the AGRUMIG project – China, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal and Thailand – are all severely affected by the rupture in migration patterns. The impacts are a complex ...

COVID-19 and Nepali Labour Migrants: Impacts and Responses

The pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has had enormous repercussions as a global health and safety risk and it has also reshaped the socio-economic and political landscapes. The highly infectious ...

लकडाउनमा आत्महत्या र यसले उब्जाएका प्रश्न

Failing Our Migrant Workers

One would have expected the present government to be more attuned to the challenges faced by workers in destination countries.

हचुवामा उद्धार र घरफिर्ती

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Migrant workers all over the world have faced severe economic and social impacts as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nepalis who have migrated to various countries of destination are also among ...

This paper looks at the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on Nepali migrants working as porters in and around the Himalayan town of Darjeeling. It seeks to understand their coping mechanisms during ...

The study explores experiences and difficulties encountered by Nepali migrant workers n Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE during the COVID-19 pandemic.

International labor migration is the cornerstone of household livelihoods in rural Nepal. The country receives remittances equivalent to about a quarter of its gross domestic product (GDP) annually (WB 2020). In the ...

This study was conducted to identify the gaps in policies and practices of labour recruitment in Nepal and assess the outreach and engagement of major formal labour intermediaries, private recruitment agencies (PRAs) ...

This study examined the media portrayal of different actors involved in human trafficking from Nepal to understand the reported changes in international routes of human trafficking from Nepal after 2015.

Migration has a significant impact on all societies in this increasingly interconnected world. It plays a crucial part in the economic and social development of both the countries of origin and destination.1 ...

Poor populations in low-income countries are likely to suffer the worst of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. 75% of the world’s poor reside in rural agrarian areas where livelihoods fluctuate ...

Widespread acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines is crucial for achieving sufficient immunization coverage to end the global pandemic, yet few studies have investigated COVID-19 vaccination attitudes in lower-income countries, where large-scale vaccination is ...

A number of policy decisions relating to the private recruitment agencies (PRAs) have been made in Nepal, and there have been some news reports of these decisions benefiting the agencies. However, there ...

Japan and South Korea hold the same goal of preventing unskilled foreigners from settling down while implementing different immigration policies. This paper documents the migration experiences of Nepali workers in the two ...

The seven countries of the AGRUMIG project – China, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal and Thailand – are all severely affected by the rupture in migration patterns. The impacts are a complex ...

The pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has had enormous repercussions as a global health and safety risk and it has also reshaped the socio-economic and political landscapes. The highly infectious ...

One would have expected the present government to be more attuned to the challenges faced by workers in destination countries.

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